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Browns, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Browns is a Census village of 163 people across 0.29 square miles of land, in Edwards County. Median household income is $57,500, 92.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Browns
What Browns is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.29 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land563 plus or minus 262
- County holding the largest share of its areaEdwards County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Browns
How many people live in Browns
- Population163 plus or minus 76
- Median age51.3 plus or minus 20.3
- Population under 1840 plus or minus 32
- Share under 1824.5 percent plus or minus 16.2
- Population 65 and over32 plus or minus 23
- Share 65 and over19.6 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Households76 plus or minus 31
- Family households39 plus or minus 16
- Share of households that are families51.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Browns
Income and work in Browns
- Median household income$57,500 plus or minus $20,818
- Per capita income$27,179 plus or minus $6,456
- Civilian labor force66 plus or minus 37
- Employed66 plus or minus 37
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over119 plus or minus 49
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.8 percent plus or minus 51.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher4.2 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.7 percent plus or minus 11.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Browns
Housing in Browns
- Housing units85 plus or minus 32
- Occupied units76 plus or minus 31
- Vacant units9 plus or minus 11
- Vacancy rate10.6 percent plus or minus 12.3
- Owner occupied70 plus or minus 30
- Renter occupied6 plus or minus 7
- Ownership rate92.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$31,300 plus or minus $19,725
- Median gross rent, monthly$600 plus or minus $486
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.5 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Single family units40 plus or minus 26
- Share single family47.1 percent plus or minus 24.3
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes45 plus or minus 23
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Browns
How Browns gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute62 plus or minus 36
- Commuting under 15 minutes35 plus or minus 23
- Share commuting under 15 minutes56.5 percent plus or minus 17.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more16 plus or minus 17
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.8 percent plus or minus 22.9
- Drove alone84.4 percent plus or minus 67.7
- Carpooled9.4 percent plus or minus 14.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.1 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Worked from home3.1 percent plus or minus 6.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Browns
Flood risk in Browns
- NFIP communityVillage of Browns
- NFIP community number170226
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/24/84(M)
The Village of Browns participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170226 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Edwards County, not Browns
Edwards County context, not Browns figures
- Establishments in Edwards County132
- Covered employment, Edwards County1,933
- Average annual pay, Edwards County$43,778
Every figure in this section is published for Edwards County as a whole and is not a measurement of Browns.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Browns questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Browns, Illinois?
163, in 76 households. Browns village covers 0.29 square miles of land, which is 563 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Browns in?
Edwards County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Browns?
$57,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $31,300. Median gross rent is $600 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Browns in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Browns appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Browns, village of, community 170226, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Browns figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Edwards County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Browns.
Is zoning published for Browns?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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